EVC to turn baby

[Sassypants82]

Hi there, I'm wondering if anyone has had an EVC for a breech/transverse /oblique lie?

Any feedback would be appreciated. I'm booked in for one next week but I'm really unsure. Airing on the side of refusing it but at the same time, I ding want to be admitted for over a week or have a section if it can be avoided.

I'm so confused

Personally, i wouldnt go for ecv. Id go for cs. My last baby was breech, but as i already had a cs previously it wasnt an option anyway.

Haven't had one but I'm a midwife and in your position I would have one. I would make sure the person doing it had a good level of experience.

Thank you both.
Can I ask you why you would recommend it boredpanda84, this will be my 3rd baby, last two both born vaginally although the youngest also had an unstable lie which stabilised at 39+2 & I went on to have a great labour.

Unfortunately I can't guarantee the level of experience although it's a 'breech clinic' I've been referred to.

@Sassypants82 have you tried to turn baby yourself? My DSis managed it went to have it done and baby had turned x

Thanks HJWT I do. Try to encourage it downwards but the way it's lying, oblique, with an obvious head in my right & a knee dangling into my pelvis (at least it was on Tues) I'm concerned about the position of the cord etc & don't want to be too forceful.

If it is a breech clinic you are going to then I would think that the doctors running it do them all the time and have good experience. In my experience, doctors don't perform them unless they are happy with the baby's starting position and have a reasonable chance of success. An ECV is more likely to work if you have had a baby before which you have. They would go through any contraindications and make sure you are suitable before doing anything. If a caesarean is safer then they would recommend that. An ECV has small risks but there is also risks from a caesarean. Personally I would rather attempt an ECV than undergo major surgery which could be prevented. If baby is still breech, try spending 10 minutes on your hands and knees when baby is most active. That makes your bump in to a hammock for baby and brings him/her out of your pelvis a bit. As the head is heaviest, when you stand up gravity helps the head go into your pelvis. This could work!

I refused the ECV, chances didn’t look promising as first baby and not much fluid. I had researched ELCS and decided to go with that. Ended up going into spontaneous labour and had EMCS, although was still very chilled and a really lovely experience. I was discharged the day after, that was a week ago now and all good. Saying that, I don’t have two other children but it really was a good experience for me. Good luck with whatever you decide x

I had an ecv at 37 weeks, completely successful and so glad I did it..
Baby had been breech for about 5 weeks and even with 'just about' enough fluid baby was turned easily (none of baby was in my pelvis) I'm now 40+1 and patiently waiting for baby to get moving.
Thanks to the ecv my home birth plan is back on track.

@Sassypants82 my sister put an ironing board against the sofa and led upside down with frozen pea's at the bottom of her bump she found a video on youtube and followed it everyday for a week x

Thanks everyone for your advice. Still undecided but will go along & see what they have to say.

I had an ECV and found it a very unpleasant experience. I had spoken to people prior and there seemed to be a mix of 'fine, baby turned' or 'horrendous, baby did not turn'. I was in the horrendous category! However would I do it again - possibly! I had an ELCS which was great but ended up having 3 c-sections for different reasons and would have liked to had experience a 'normal' delivery,